Law & Justice Top Stories
By TAPINTO STAFF
December 2, 2025
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, NJ - Two Whippany residents are facing a series of drug-related charges after Hanover Township Police discovered them inside a school bus at the Calais School on November 17th. According to police, officers were dispatched to the school after receiving a report of two individuals ...
MONTCLAIR/NEWARK, NJ — According to longtime Montclair resident and community advocate David Herron — who spoke exclusively with TAPinto Montclair following today’s hearing on the first of two lawsuits challenging the ballot questions in the Board of Education’s December 9 referendum to address a ...
HACKENSACK, NJ — Courtesy of the Hackensack Police Department, check out these steps to prevent package theft:Have packages delivered to a secure location or Amazon Lockers and UPS Access PointsRequest signature confirmation or schedule deliveries for when you'll be homeInstall a doorbell ...
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ – A Rockaway Borough man has been arrested and charged in connection with the alleged possession and distribution of child sex abuse material, authorities announced.Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Rockaway Borough Police Chief ...
TRENTON, NJ – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs today announced that the New Jersey Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy has temporarily suspended the license of a Somerset County massage therapist charged with criminal sexual assault against a client. Robert ...
TRENTON, NJ – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs today announced that the New Jersey Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy has temporarily suspended the license of a Somerset County massage therapist charged with criminal sexual assault against a client. Robert ...
WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Nellie Pou joined with U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) recently to introduce the Crime Gun Tracing Modernization Act, aiming to give the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) the ability to electronically search records of guns used in ...
BAYONNE, NJ - The family of two Bayonne boys who drowned in the Lincoln Community School pool in 2022 have reached a $26 million settlement with the Bayonne Board of Education.The family of brothers Chu Ming Zheng, 19, and Jack Jiang, 16, sued the BOE alleging the pool was understaffed and ...
WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Nellie Pou joined with U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) recently to introduce the Crime Gun Tracing Modernization Act, aiming to give the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) the ability to electronically search records of guns used in ...
NEWARK, N.J. – A Union County man who was a former Union High School music teacher was sentenced to 275 months in prison for producing child pornography, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today.Michael Hamilton, 53, of Springfield, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Christine ...
WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Nellie Pou joined with U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) recently to introduce the Crime Gun Tracing Modernization Act, aiming to give the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) the ability to electronically search records of guns used in ...
PATERSON, NJ - The owner of Fabio’s Pharmacy on Market Street in Paterson admitted this week to running a multimillion-dollar health care fraud scheme, Acting U.S. Attorney and Special Attorney Alina Habba announced.According to a statement, 37-year-old Nestor Jaime of Pine Brook pleaded guilty on ...
TRENTON, NJ - A former Morris County Freeholder (currently called Commissioner) has admitted to taking cash bribes in exchange for steering public legal work to a law firm, state authorities announced.Former Morris County Freeholder John Cesaro, 53, of Parsippany, pleaded guilty on November 17, ...
CRANFORD, NJ – Will Thilly, whose recent protests at Township Committee meetings drew wide attention, has filed a civil rights lawsuit alleging that local officials unlawfully restricted his ability to speak during public comment. The complaint, filed November 24 in New Jersey Superior Court by ...
LONG BRANCH, NJ — A Long Branch man has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting two children over a span of several years, according to an announcement Monday by Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago.Authorities said Raul F. Lopez, also known as Lee Escobar, 45, is facing ...
EDISON, NJ - An Edison man has pleaded guilty as a co-conspirator in a kickback scheme involving the installation of security cameras in homeless shelters in New York. Pradeep Nigam, age 63, pleaded guilty alongside Luis Camarena, age 58, from Bronx, NY; Gary DSilva, age 47, from Manalapan, NJ; and ...
TRENTON, NJ – A former Morris County freeholder has admitted to taking cash bribes in exchange for steering public legal work to a law firm, state authorities announced.Former Morris County Freeholder John Cesaro, 53, of Parsippany, pleaded guilty on November 17, 2025, in Somerset County Superior ...
PATERSON, NJ - The owner of Fabio’s Pharmacy on Market Street in Paterson admitted this week to running a multimillion-dollar health care fraud scheme, Acting U.S. Attorney and Special Attorney Alina Habba announced.According to a statement, Nestor Jaime, 37, Pine Brook, pleaded guilty on Nov. 19, ...
TRENTON, NJ – A former Morris County freeholder has admitted to taking cash bribes in exchange for steering public legal work to a law firm, state authorities announced.Former Morris County Freeholder John Cesaro, 53, of Parsippany, pleaded guilty on November 17, 2025, in Somerset County Superior ...
NEWARK, N.J. – A Union County man who was a former Union High School music teacher was sentenced to 275 months in prison for producing child pornography, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today.Michael Hamilton, 53, of Springfield, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Christine ...
WAYNE, NJ – A Wayne resident is facing federal charges after prosecutors say he used forged federal regulatory documents to convince two people to invest in a vaping-products business.According to a federal indictment filed in Newark, 42-year-old Mohammad Abuhadba lives in Wayne and held ownership ...
TRENTON, NJ – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs today announced that the New Jersey Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy has temporarily suspended the license of a Somerset County massage therapist charged with criminal sexual assault against a client.David ...
NEWARK, N.J. – A Union County man who was a former Union High School music teacher was sentenced to 275 months in prison for producing child pornography, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today.Michael Hamilton, 53, of Springfield, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Christine ...
TRENTON, NJ – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs today announced that the New Jersey Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy has temporarily suspended the license of a Somerset County massage therapist charged with criminal sexual assault against a client. Robert ...
TRENTON, NJ – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs today announced that the New Jersey Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy has temporarily suspended the license of a Somerset County massage therapist charged with criminal sexual assault against a client. Robert ...
NEWARK, NJ – A Springfield man who was employed as a teacher at Union High School was sentenced to 275 months in prison for producing child pornography, Acting U.S. Attorney and Special Attorney Alina Habba announced on Monday.Michael Hamilton, 53, who thought music at Union H.S., previously ...
TRENTON, NJ – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs today announced that the New Jersey Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy has temporarily suspended the license of a Somerset County massage therapist charged with criminal sexual assault against a client.David ...
TRENTON, NJ – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs today announced that the New Jersey Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy has temporarily suspended the license of a Somerset County massage therapist charged with criminal sexual assault against a client.David ...
STAFFORD TOWNSHIP, NJ -Manahawkin-based local businessman and long-time Joey’s Pizza owner, Joe Rulli, is bringing the amazing life and tragic, unsolved disappearance of his father, famous fighter Joey "Lupo" Rulli, to the screen. After years of meticulous research, Joe Rulli—with the strong ...
STAFFORD TOWNSHIP, NJ -Manahawkin-based local businessman and long-time Joey’s Pizza owner, Joe Rulli, is bringing the amazing life and tragic, unsolved disappearance of his father, famous fighter Joey "Lupo" Rulli, to the screen. After years of meticulous research, Joe Rulli—with the strong ...